2019-20 Men's Track & Field Roster
Roster
Henderson, Nathan

Nathan Henderson
- Position:
- Cross Country/Distance
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Lancaster, PA
- High School:
- J.P. McCaskey
Bio
Career Honors:
USTFCCCA Second Team All-American (2022 - Outdoor - 1,500-meter run)
USTFCCCA All-Northeast Region XC (2022)
All-ACC XC (2019)
2x USTFCCCAÂ All-Northeast Region (2019, 2022)
2x All-ACC XC (2018, 2019)
2x All-ACC Track and Field (2022 - Indoor - 3000m and 5000m)
ACC Cross Country Performer of the Week (9/14/22)
Henderson's collegiate performances
Redshirt Senior Year Track and Field (2022-23):
Indoor: Did not compete.
Outdoor: Qualified for the NCAA East Prelims (5/25-28), where he took 20th in the 1,500-meter run (3:54.93). He reached the quarterfinals of the event after running a time of 3:45.00 in the first round ... Took 13th at the ACC Championships (5/11-13) in the 1,500-meter run. Also finished 20th in the 5k with a time of 14:38.36 ... Finished eighth in a time of 3:40.14 in the 1,500-meter run at the Wake Forest Invitational (4/21) ... Finished seventh in 4:03.79 in the mile at the Friar Invitational (4/14) ... Opened the season with a time of 13:48.43 in the 5k at the Stanford Invitational (3/31-4/1).
Redshirt Senior Year XC (2022):Â Finished 81st at the NCAA Championships (11/19) with a time of 30:04.6 ... Finished 23rd at the NCAA Northeast Regional (11/11) with a time of 30:03.3 ... Finished 26th at the ACC Championships (10/28) with a time of 23:28.8 ... Finished 86th in the Nuttycombe Invitational (10/14) with a time of 23:59.7 ... Finish 41st at the Cowboy Jamboree (9/24) at a time of 24:02.7 ... Placed 1st in the Penn State Spiked Shoe Invitational (9/9) with a time of 25:06.3
Redshirt Junior Year Track and Field (2022):Â
Indoor: Earned Second Team All-ACC honors in the 3000m and 5000m at the ACC Championships...Placed fourth in the 3000m with a new personal-best time of 7:51.48, and sixth in the 5000m with a time of 13:48.36 (2/24-2/26)...Secured a personal best of 7:52.83 and a 15th place finish in the 3000m at the David Hemery Valentine Invitational (2/11-2/12)...A member of the Syracuse DMR team that ranked fifth at the Dr. Sander Invitational (2/4-2/5)...Beat his mile record with a time of 3:59.43 on the way to ninth at the John Thomas Terrier Classic (1/30).
Outdoor: Took home sixth place in the 5000m at the Stanford Invitational with a time of 13:44.65 (4/1-4/2)...
Redshirt Junior Year XC (2021): Ran a time of 25:52.5 in the Wisconsin Nuttycombe Invitational, placing 208th (10/15)...Finished 12th in the Coast-To-Coast Battle in Beantown in a time of 24:23.4 (9/24)...Placed 2nd in the Harry Groves Spiked Shoe Invitational in a time of 25:13.5 (9/10).
Senior Year Track and Field (2020-21):Â
Indoor: Ran a time of 8:08.32 to place 8th in the 3000m finals at the ACC Indoor Track and Field Championships (2/25-2/27)...Ran a time of 14:43.06 in 5000m at the Virginia Tech Invitational, which was good enough for fifth (1/15-1/16).
Senior Year XC (2020-2021): Ran a time of 24:59.6 at the FSU Winter XC Last Chance, placing in 23rd (3/5)...Ran a time of 24:43.90 and placed 64th in the 8k at the FSU Winter XC Classic (2/5)...Scored for Syracuse at the ACC Championships, finishing 30th in a time of 23:52.5 (10/30)...Finished 6th at Battle in Beantown victory in a time of 25:11.1 (9/25)...Scored for Syracuse in season debut with a second place finish at Army in a time of 22:47.0 (9/12).Â
Junior Year Track and Field (2019-2020): Finished 12th in the mile at the ACC Indoor Championships with a 4:09.43 (2/27-2/29)...Set a new personal best of 4:00.52 in the mile at the David Hemery Valentine Invite, finishing in 14th (2/14-2/15).
Junior Year XC (2019): Placed 82nd and first for his team at the NCAA National Championships in a time of 31:49.4 (11/23)...Finished 10th at Regionals in a time of 29:03.6, helping the Orange to a second place finish (11/15)...Finished first for his side and helped lead Syracuse to an ACC title, finishing 9th with a time of 24:39.0 (11/1)...Placed 50th at the Nuttycombe Wisoncsin Invitational in a time of 24:17.5 (10/18).
Sophomore Year Track and Field (2018-19)
Indoor: Finished eighth in the mile at the ACC Championship with a PR time of 4:08.35 (2/22)...Set a PR and placed 38th in the 3000m at the David Hemery Invitational with a time of 8:18.12 (2/9) ... Finished 18th in the mile at the John Thomas Invitational with a time of 4:09.66 (1/26)...Member of the winning DMR team at the Cornell Indoor Upstate Challenge with a time of 10:11.69 (1/19).
Outdoor: Finished eighth in the 1500m at the ACC Championships with a time of 3:49.49(5/9-5/11)...Ran to a time of 15:00.16 in the 5000m at the Virginia Challenge, placing in 44th (4/20)...Set a PR and ranked 15th in the 1500m with a 3:48.50 at the Bison Outdoor Classic (4/13-4.14). Placed 43rd in the 5k at the Raleigh Relays with a time of 14:15.40 (3/30).
Sophomore Year XC (2018): Placed 189th at NCAA Championships with a time of 31:29.4 (11/17)...Crossed the line in 34:27.4 and finished 61st at NCAA Regionals (11/9)...Finished 18th at ACC Championships with a time of 24:12.3 (10/26)...Placed 4th in the non-seeded race at NCAA Pre-Nationals in Wisconsin with a time of 24:47.2 (10/13)...Finished 116th at the Coast-To-Coast Battle in Beantown with a time of 25:53.1 (9/21)...Won the Harry Lang Invitational with a time of 21:09.9 (9/1).
Freshman Year (2017-2018)
Indoor: Finished 11th in the mile at the ECAC-IC4A Indoor Championships with his 4:09.61 time (3/2)...Won the Distance Medley Relay at the Cornell Deneault Memorial (2/17) ... Took second in the mile at the Cornell Upstate Challenge with a time of 4:18.18 (1/20).
Outdoor: Placed second and set a PR in the 800m event with his 1:56.18 time at the Big Red Outdoor Invitational (4/29)...Finished 13th in the 1500m with a PR time of 3:50.65 at the ACC Outdoor Championships (5/10-5/12).
Freshman Year XC (2017):Â Made collegiate debut at John Reif Memorial and won in the 5k with a time of 15:22.1 (10/20).
Personal:Â Majored in forensic science. Now persuing graduate degree in medicolegal death investigation.
USTFCCCA Second Team All-American (2022 - Outdoor - 1,500-meter run)
USTFCCCA All-Northeast Region XC (2022)
All-ACC XC (2019)
2x USTFCCCAÂ All-Northeast Region (2019, 2022)
2x All-ACC XC (2018, 2019)
2x All-ACC Track and Field (2022 - Indoor - 3000m and 5000m)
ACC Cross Country Performer of the Week (9/14/22)
Henderson's collegiate performances
Top Performances | 800M | 1500M | Mile | 3000M | 5000M | 10000M |
Indoor | 3:59.43 | 7:51.48 | 13:48.36 | |||
Outdoor | 1:56.18 | 3:48.50 | 13:44.65Â | 29:55.94 |
Redshirt Senior Year Track and Field (2022-23):
Indoor: Did not compete.
Outdoor: Qualified for the NCAA East Prelims (5/25-28), where he took 20th in the 1,500-meter run (3:54.93). He reached the quarterfinals of the event after running a time of 3:45.00 in the first round ... Took 13th at the ACC Championships (5/11-13) in the 1,500-meter run. Also finished 20th in the 5k with a time of 14:38.36 ... Finished eighth in a time of 3:40.14 in the 1,500-meter run at the Wake Forest Invitational (4/21) ... Finished seventh in 4:03.79 in the mile at the Friar Invitational (4/14) ... Opened the season with a time of 13:48.43 in the 5k at the Stanford Invitational (3/31-4/1).
Redshirt Senior Year XC (2022):Â Finished 81st at the NCAA Championships (11/19) with a time of 30:04.6 ... Finished 23rd at the NCAA Northeast Regional (11/11) with a time of 30:03.3 ... Finished 26th at the ACC Championships (10/28) with a time of 23:28.8 ... Finished 86th in the Nuttycombe Invitational (10/14) with a time of 23:59.7 ... Finish 41st at the Cowboy Jamboree (9/24) at a time of 24:02.7 ... Placed 1st in the Penn State Spiked Shoe Invitational (9/9) with a time of 25:06.3
Redshirt Junior Year Track and Field (2022):Â
Indoor: Earned Second Team All-ACC honors in the 3000m and 5000m at the ACC Championships...Placed fourth in the 3000m with a new personal-best time of 7:51.48, and sixth in the 5000m with a time of 13:48.36 (2/24-2/26)...Secured a personal best of 7:52.83 and a 15th place finish in the 3000m at the David Hemery Valentine Invitational (2/11-2/12)...A member of the Syracuse DMR team that ranked fifth at the Dr. Sander Invitational (2/4-2/5)...Beat his mile record with a time of 3:59.43 on the way to ninth at the John Thomas Terrier Classic (1/30).
Outdoor: Took home sixth place in the 5000m at the Stanford Invitational with a time of 13:44.65 (4/1-4/2)...
Redshirt Junior Year XC (2021): Ran a time of 25:52.5 in the Wisconsin Nuttycombe Invitational, placing 208th (10/15)...Finished 12th in the Coast-To-Coast Battle in Beantown in a time of 24:23.4 (9/24)...Placed 2nd in the Harry Groves Spiked Shoe Invitational in a time of 25:13.5 (9/10).
Senior Year Track and Field (2020-21):Â
Indoor: Ran a time of 8:08.32 to place 8th in the 3000m finals at the ACC Indoor Track and Field Championships (2/25-2/27)...Ran a time of 14:43.06 in 5000m at the Virginia Tech Invitational, which was good enough for fifth (1/15-1/16).
Senior Year XC (2020-2021): Ran a time of 24:59.6 at the FSU Winter XC Last Chance, placing in 23rd (3/5)...Ran a time of 24:43.90 and placed 64th in the 8k at the FSU Winter XC Classic (2/5)...Scored for Syracuse at the ACC Championships, finishing 30th in a time of 23:52.5 (10/30)...Finished 6th at Battle in Beantown victory in a time of 25:11.1 (9/25)...Scored for Syracuse in season debut with a second place finish at Army in a time of 22:47.0 (9/12).Â
Junior Year Track and Field (2019-2020): Finished 12th in the mile at the ACC Indoor Championships with a 4:09.43 (2/27-2/29)...Set a new personal best of 4:00.52 in the mile at the David Hemery Valentine Invite, finishing in 14th (2/14-2/15).
Junior Year XC (2019): Placed 82nd and first for his team at the NCAA National Championships in a time of 31:49.4 (11/23)...Finished 10th at Regionals in a time of 29:03.6, helping the Orange to a second place finish (11/15)...Finished first for his side and helped lead Syracuse to an ACC title, finishing 9th with a time of 24:39.0 (11/1)...Placed 50th at the Nuttycombe Wisoncsin Invitational in a time of 24:17.5 (10/18).
Sophomore Year Track and Field (2018-19)
Indoor: Finished eighth in the mile at the ACC Championship with a PR time of 4:08.35 (2/22)...Set a PR and placed 38th in the 3000m at the David Hemery Invitational with a time of 8:18.12 (2/9) ... Finished 18th in the mile at the John Thomas Invitational with a time of 4:09.66 (1/26)...Member of the winning DMR team at the Cornell Indoor Upstate Challenge with a time of 10:11.69 (1/19).
Outdoor: Finished eighth in the 1500m at the ACC Championships with a time of 3:49.49(5/9-5/11)...Ran to a time of 15:00.16 in the 5000m at the Virginia Challenge, placing in 44th (4/20)...Set a PR and ranked 15th in the 1500m with a 3:48.50 at the Bison Outdoor Classic (4/13-4.14). Placed 43rd in the 5k at the Raleigh Relays with a time of 14:15.40 (3/30).
Sophomore Year XC (2018): Placed 189th at NCAA Championships with a time of 31:29.4 (11/17)...Crossed the line in 34:27.4 and finished 61st at NCAA Regionals (11/9)...Finished 18th at ACC Championships with a time of 24:12.3 (10/26)...Placed 4th in the non-seeded race at NCAA Pre-Nationals in Wisconsin with a time of 24:47.2 (10/13)...Finished 116th at the Coast-To-Coast Battle in Beantown with a time of 25:53.1 (9/21)...Won the Harry Lang Invitational with a time of 21:09.9 (9/1).
Freshman Year (2017-2018)
Indoor: Finished 11th in the mile at the ECAC-IC4A Indoor Championships with his 4:09.61 time (3/2)...Won the Distance Medley Relay at the Cornell Deneault Memorial (2/17) ... Took second in the mile at the Cornell Upstate Challenge with a time of 4:18.18 (1/20).
Outdoor: Placed second and set a PR in the 800m event with his 1:56.18 time at the Big Red Outdoor Invitational (4/29)...Finished 13th in the 1500m with a PR time of 3:50.65 at the ACC Outdoor Championships (5/10-5/12).
Freshman Year XC (2017):Â Made collegiate debut at John Reif Memorial and won in the 5k with a time of 15:22.1 (10/20).
Personal:Â Majored in forensic science. Now persuing graduate degree in medicolegal death investigation.
Benne Anderson | NCAA mile final
Saturday, March 15
Benne Anderson NCAA Mile Semifinals
Saturday, March 15
Sam Lawler | ACC 5k Highlight
Sunday, March 02
Forever Orange | Freddie Crittenden
Thursday, February 13